Measles — DR Congo
Measles is once again on the rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The recent upsurge in cases — more than 13 000 since 1 Jan 2021 — is a major source of concern for Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).
Between 2018 and 2020, the worst measles epidemic ever recorded in DRC tore through the country. In just 2 years, more than 460 000 children contracted the disease and nearly 8000 died from it. Three-quarters of them were under 5.
At the time, MSF deployed emergency teams in 22 of
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